PRAYER PAUSE
Tuesday 13 September 2016, John
Chrysostom (John of the golden mouth)
GOD HAS
VISITED HIS PEOPLE
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Everyone was filled with awe and
praised God saying, “A great prophet has appeared among us; God has visited his
people.” (Luke 7:11-17)
Reflection. Did the people of Nain have any idea
what they were saying? ”God has visited his people.” They saw Jesus as a great
prophet. But did they know that God indeed was walking among them? That he saw
their suffering and this raising of the young man from the dead was a sign of
his longing to heal our wounds and raise us up to the fullness of life he planned
to share with us? So he walks with us today, in our Syrias and our Zimbabwes,
ever conscious of our suffering, ever desirous of raising us up, even if, like
the widow, we don’t dare to ask.
Prayer. Lord Jesus,
open our hearts and minds to know you are among us and walk with us each day. Amen
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